Materials

• Teacher-selected reading, worksheet, or other activity

Instructional Activities

1. Review content from the previous session.
   
   
2. Explain that trade among different groups contributes to a diffusion of culture and language and can promote positive or negative interactions between cultures. Discuss the aspects of this interaction.
   How may trade benefit a culture? What disadvantages may result from trading with other cultures?
   
   
3. Explain that students will examine the major trade patterns of the Eastern Hemisphere from 1000 to 1500 a.d.
   
   
4. Assign a teacher-selected reading, worksheet, or other reinforcement activity, using available teacher resources